Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce and Exelon Sign MoU on Nuclear Power Stations Operations

Industrial technology company Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Exelon Generation for the operation of compact nuclear power stations in…

Nuclear waste

Priority Demolition Completed at California Legacy Site

The last of 10 buildings at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility at the Energy Technology Engineering Center in Ventura County, California have been demo…

Nuclear Power Plant

Long Outage Planned for Armenian Nuclear Plant in 2021

The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor will be under repair in 2021, which will last 140 days, according to the head of the Public Services Regulatory Com…

Nuclear Policy

Iranian Parliament Approve Bill Specifying Increased Uranium Enrichment

Iran’s parliament on 2 November approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran to produce at least 120kg of 20% enriched uranium a year at it…

IMSR® Enables a Cost-Competitive, Clean Hybrid Energy System

​IMSR® power plants use truly innovative nuclear technology to be safe, reliable, clean and low-cost, making them today’s alternative to fossil fuel combusti…

Nuclear Technology

Cold Testing Completed at China’s HTR-PM Unit 2

China National Nuclear Corporation announced that cold testing had been completed at unit 2 of the demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled pebble-bed module r…

Nuclear Technology

UK’s Core Power Supports Molten Salt Reactor Development

UK-based Core Power said that it has joined an international team to develop Molten Salt Reactor technology that could be used to power ships.

Market Analysis

Consistent Excellence Makes Byron Nuclear Plant Special

A focus on continuous improvement has helped the nuclear power industry shine in recent years.

Nuclear Technology

NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE: With Natrium, Nuclear Can Pair Perfectly with Energy Storage and Renewables

Leaders, scientists and policymakers know that innovation will be key in reducing carbon emissions. Bill Gates is betting on it.

SMR

New IAEA Publication Looks at SMR Development

The 2020 edition of the biennial IAEA booklet, Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments provides the latest data and information on SMRs around…

SMR

Rosatom Plans Ground-Based SMR for Yakutia

Rosatom is planning to build a small nuclear power plan in Yakutia.

Nuclear Fuel

From January to September, Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Industry Company Cuts Production by 10.6%

Before the outbreak, the company originally planned to produce 22,575 to 22,800 tons of uranium in 2020, with a share of 13 to 13.35 tons.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Experts to Oversee Marine Readings for IAEA

Three independent Japanese experts are to monitor the collection of marine samples near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on behalf of the Inter…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant’s First Unit has Been Connected to the Grid

The first power unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been connected to the grid and supplied electricity to the Belarus power system.

A Battery Made from Nuclear Waste that can Last 28,000 Years

A California-based company NDB has made a self-charging battery by trapping carbon-14 nuclear waste in artificial diamond-case.